Beautiful bike, nice restoration and modernization of a classic design!
I have been wanting to build a new tech sloping tubed bike, however seeing projects like yours makes me think I should jump on that band wagon instead before it gets too late an "Private Idaho discovered" drives prices up. That classic geometery looks so nice that way you have painted and spec'ed the components. Stunning.
55/Rad, how can a bicycle frame paint job take more than 1 year? Are you in some waiting que of something? That or he's painting it with a single bristle

Sorry, hope you get it back someday.